Saturday, June 12, 2010

Flyfishing Training

June 12, 2010 At the nearby irrigation pond....

Had an evening to spend with Melinda, so we first gave the Family Fishing Pond in Columbia Park a try. Murky water, no visible action, so we moved on to McD's for dinner, then proceeded to a little pond in the middle of a nearby neighborhood. There are bass in the pond, but the easy target is the small bluegill. Perfect training for a budding flyfishergirl. A little size 16 or 18 prince nymph, and a thingamabobber for strike indicator training, and we were good to go. Mel could drop the fly within a foot or two of shore and watch her indicator or the fly. After about a dozen bluegill in not too many minutes, she looked at me and said, "this is kind of fun!" She also learned to unhook them, and did so herself a few times.

It's a nice little pond where you can take kids to have fun catching fish. And no snakes, ticks, or anything like that - mown grass bordering backyards. Suburban fishing at its best!

1 comment:

DrRobFish said...

The Good Book says, "Train up a child in the way (she) should go. . ." Nice job Rick!